Malaika Arora may continue trying to sell you pan masala on TV, but if you're in Delhi, you can't buy it. Monday, March 30, will be remembered as the day gutkha, pan masala and all other forms of chewable tobacco disappeared from your local panwaadi's shelves.

The AAP government has also put Delhi Police to the task, The Times of India reports.

Health teams have been deployed in the capital to conduct surprise checks for ensuring strict implementation of the ban, Satyendra Jain said.

"Gutka, tobacco, paan-masala are items which are harmful for health. The teams have been told to be active in this regard. They will keep a strict vigil," Jain added.

The state had previously attempted a similar ban in 2012 on gutkha alone. But it failed.

Crafty tobacco retailers began selling the components of gutkha, which is essentially betel nut and raw tobacco, in separate pouches.

So, the health department proposed banning all forms of chewable tobacco in 2014, in order to eliminate such jugaad.